ARTS, BRIEFLY; Beyoncé Postpones Show In Malaysia

Compiled by ROBIN POGREBIN

Published: October 20, 2009

Beyonc?right, has postponed a concert in Malaysia after accusations by Islamic conservatives that the show would be immoral, The Associated Press reported. The Malaysian entertainment company that scheduled the show for Sunday said in a statement that the postponement was solely Beyonc? decision and that it had ''nothing to do with other external reasons.'' Last month the company, Marctensia, tried to address concerns that Beyonc?ight wear outfits considered inappropriate, saying, ''all parties have come to an amicable understanding'' about stage costumes. A new date for the show, at a stadium in Kuala Lumpur, was not announced. Beyonc?anceled her 2007 concert in that country after the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party and other groups threatened protests over her provocative clothing and image.